Weekly Web Wrap for 07/01/2013
Hayden Wright
2013-01-07
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We're back for the New Year and in this Dead Space Special Edition of the Weekly Web Wrap we take a look at the upcoming return of Isaac Clarke.
Dead Space tech
Isaac's skills as an engineer aren't wasted in the third installment of the Dead Space series. Here's some of the tech you'll use on your journey to Tau Volantis.
IGN reveals lost audio logs
Get a sneak peak at three audio logs hidden in Dead Space 3 that reveal disturbing details about unseen characters and the game's hostile setting.
Behind the scenes with Carver
This time around Isaac is joined by a man named John Carver to explore a different side of Dead Space. Now take a look at what went in to creating Carver.
Watch the behind-the-scenes clip
Dementia in Dead Space
Guest blogger and Senior Production Designer, Ben Wanat, discusses the Markers and dementia in Dead Space 3.
Here's a few of the stories you may have missed around the net.
Rise of the Hutt Cartel brings Same Gender Romance to SWTOR
Star Wars: The Old Republic's next digital expansion, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, will introduce several new systems, five new levels, a new planet called Makeb, new storylines, skills and abilities and Same Gender Romance to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Jeff Hickman, of Bioware, wrote about the inclusion in his second 'State of the Game' blog post earlier this year.
FIFA 13 wins 2012 AbleGamers Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year
FIFA 13 has been awarded the 2012 AbleGamers Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year for its adoption of the game accessibility guidelines of Includification. The AbleGamers Foundation commended the game on the option for users to control the entire game with only a mouse and tweak its AI and PC settings.
R18+ classification becomes law in Australia
As of the first of January the adult classification rating for games has come into effect in Australia. Although Queensland is still waiting for the law to be amended (and will most likely be waiting until late February), the Classification Board of Australia can now rate games as R18+ for display and sale. If you've got questions, check out the Q&A with GameSpot's Laura Parker.
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